g_ether works fine on the Wheezy images, but I think an image or two default to g_serial being setup by default. So either you'll have to use the serial over USB interface, or change the default configuration to use g_ether instead. This can be done from a host computer, if the given host computer has an sdcard reader. You'd setup an sdcard imge so you can boot from sdcard in order to modify the eMMC image . . . as I said initially, it is semi complex. But perfectly doable.
On Fri, Mar 11, 2016 at 6:49 AM, Dennis Lee Bieber <[email protected]> wrote: > On Fri, 11 Mar 2016 12:03:37 +0800, Cornelius Lee > <[email protected]> declaimed the > following: > > >Ahhh i see,..thing is,..i don't have a serial cable connection from the > BBB > >to my laptop though...hence, I will not be able to debug any further, > >correct? > > > >Currently, BBB is plugged in through USB. > > > > You shouldn't need a dedicated serial cable. > > At least, in a quick test (using the Nov Wheezy image), and on a > Windows box, connecting my BBB resulted in device manager showing a COM12 > ("Gadget Serial") device. Opening a simple terminal program using COM12 > (115200@8N1) gave me a log-in prompt. Of course, on whatever OS you are > using, the serial ports will likely have different nomenclature. If you are > "lucky" the serial port will appear/disappear when you connect/disconnect > the BBB -- so monitoring the device entry in your OS should identify what > name the port is getting. > > Now to my knowledge, the BBB USB connection activates: a card > reader > interface (at least it did with those older images; don't know if the new > "no FAT partition" images still mount that); a direct serial port > interface; and the Ethernet over USB interface. > > I'll admit I've not tried to use the USB Ethernet connection; Don't > want to hassle with Windows Connection Sharing, so it is faster just to > CAT5 to my 8-port switch and use the router. (Yes, switch and router... > WiFi router had limited number of ports and was out-of-the-way, so one of > its ports feeds a more accessible switch). > -- > Wulfraed Dennis Lee Bieber AF6VN > [email protected] HTTP://wlfraed.home.netcom.com/ > > -- > For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "BeagleBoard" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "BeagleBoard" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
